Slovak Comprehensive Music Database (SKCMDb)

The SKCMDb database consists of the following datasets which also work as collections:

• composers in Slovakia: people who have composed music on the territory of the modern Slovak Republic, or composers of Slovakian origin. For example, Iris Szeghy has a data profile, which also connects here to the name authorities of ISNI (used on streaming platforms and in the future in collective management), VIAF (used by library catalogue systems), and of course, to her entry on the Slovak Music Center database. This way we want to cretea an interoperable register that allows the identification of composers and avoid ambiguity in royalty payments or attributions. Her body of work is also connected to his name.
• musical groups in Slovakia: musical groups on the territory of the modern Slovak Republic, or of performers of Slovakian origin. This is very important for rights management, because most uses of music is the use of sound recordings, which are manifestations of the compositions, and they are often identified by the performer, and not composer.
• music publishers in Slovakia: music pubilshing organisations (for example Hudobný Fond) and music publishing companies (for example A-Tempo Verlag s.r.o. Slovakia) that are registered with SOZA to collect royalties from Slovakia. The creation of the register of publishers is essential to monitor the market and create reliable statistics on the music industry.

Collection dataset of musical works and their sound recording and printed sheet manfestations

• classical music: A collection of classical music works from Slovakia, they are organised into sub-collections to improve searchability. For example, string quartets (SKCMDb) is found within the chamber music subcollection. You can find here, for example String Quartet "Musica dolorosa" .